Cough and sore throat

[Softball77]

My wife has a nagging cough and sore throat. Are others experiencing these symptoms? Is this something that is going around?

[NotGolfer]

Could be allergies....mine have been rampant this year. Since it's so dry the pollen floats.

[Stu from NYC]

Could not hurt to test for covid. Still going around

[villagetinker]

There are several Urgent Care facilities in the area, I would go to one of these if you do not have or cannot get to your Primary care doctor.

[SIRE1]

Could also be COVID. You might want to take the test to confirm. COVID has so many symptoms that are so very similar to other common ailments that it is very easy to dismiss it as something else. Only way to know for sure is take the test. I was sure I had a cold or allergies and I was shocked when the test came up as Positive.

[vintageogauge]

Agree with Village Tinker, go to an urgent care and talk to a real doctor, no one here will have the right answer for you.

[Pairadocs]

My wife has a nagging cough and sore throat. Are others experiencing these symptoms? Is this something that is going around?

I don't know what it is, but have never had any allergies that I know of, and yet, for several weeks have strange symptoms, not a "stuffed up" nose, but just a kind of very mild burning sensation in nose and back of throat, a slight reduction in taste sensitivity, occasional "throat based" cough, not from chest/lungs, just a really odd "this is not normal" kind of nose throat condition. Have not gone to doctor as seems not to get worse, and some days much less... makes me think perhaps I have some allergy I have never known of ? Been in Florida most of life, so can't be change of environment ! Maybe some kind of mosquito spray ? Who knows. Never had reaction to golf course chemicals in my life, so just can't figure this out !

[Babubhat]

If not testing, its guessing

[JohnN]

My wife and son (not in Fla) have both had lingering symptoms like that for the last 3 weeks. They think it's allergies.
It's pretty light but determined. We have both have Covid, it's not Covid. But if you're concerned, see the doc.

[RICH1]

Allergies, Covid, throat cancer, strep throat, methane from the marsh, Not anything to play with ! AdventHealth Emergency where you will have a fighting chance

[Two Bills]

After 3 years Covid finally found my wife and I.
The dry cough was the first alert followed by sore throats and generally feeling grotty.
My poor wife is still coughing 7 weeks later, although a lot less as time passes.
Get a test, at least that will confirm, or not one possibility for your symptoms.

[Altavia]

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[drivingdebbie]

my wife has a nagging cough and sore throat. Are others experiencing these symptoms? Is this something that is going around?

yes!

[allsport]

My wife has a nagging cough and sore throat. Are others experiencing these symptoms? Is this something that is going around?

Covid

[banjobob]

Common head cold

[jmpalladino]

My wife has a nagging cough and sore throat. Are others experiencing these symptoms? Is this something that is going around?

Yes, Covid silly! Test to be sure it is not!

[Bridget Staunton]

Try Dr Mohammed on 466a, gray ave, Wildwood, everybody loves him so did my friend

[golfing eagles]

Please go see a doctor and ignore these, well let’s be polite, well meaning amateurs

[JoFreese]

I had a doctors appointment scheduled, or I probably would not have tested... thinking it WAS just a cold... so they tested for Covid and the Flu.... surprise, surprise, I had the new strand of COVID.... 5 day quarantine from the beginning of symptoms, as long as no fever the last 2 days.

[Mikee1]

If you are eating later in the evening, it may be Acid Reflux. Tagament works well to control it. Also, avoid eating starting 3 hours before bedtime

[jancarrier00@gmail.com]

Yes, COVID is going around. Three of us in my neighborhood are just getting over is after a samba game where one of us had a dry cough and a bit of a sore throat. Take a test. If positive, my advice is to take Paxlovid.

[Aviva]

Try Dr Mohammed on 466a, gray ave, Wildwood, everybody loves him so did my friend

I adore him - both the doctor/diagnostician and human being we had such a lovely conversation when I was there for a small issue. A very good doctor. Highly recommend.

[sallyg]

Test for covid.

[airstreamingypsy]

Allergies, Covid, throat cancer, strep throat, methane from the marsh, Not anything to play with ! AdventHealth Emergency where you will have a fighting chance

Good grief, emergency rooms are for emergencies. It's in the name. You don't go to an emergency room for a sore throat, that you've had for weeks. You go to your doctor, or urgent care...... if you suspect covid go to a drive up window at Walgreens or CVS, so you don't spread it to others at the doctor's office or urgent care.

[ThirdOfFive]

My wife has a nagging cough and sore throat. Are others experiencing these symptoms? Is this something that is going around?
I've had this off and on since March. Nothing really bad, just annoying. Pollen is pretty bad this year: my wife cleans the glass-topped table in our lanai each evening and invariably the paper towel has a greenish-gray tint once she's done. Getting less now.

I chalk it up to allergies. I spent a few days in Minnesota during the first week in April and the symptoms totally disappeared, only to re-appear when I got back.

[Heisenberg]

My wife has a nagging cough and sore throat. Are others experiencing these symptoms? Is this something that is going around?
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, ARDS

[davefin]

Welcome to Florida in the Spring!

[Whitley]

Could also be COVID. You might want to take the test to confirm. COVID has so many symptoms that are so very similar to other common ailments that it is very easy to dismiss it as something else. Only way to know for sure is take the test. I was sure I had a cold or allergies and I was shocked when the test came up as Positive.

The one covid test tests for all strains of covid?

[Marty411]

My wife has a nagging cough and sore throat. Are others experiencing these symptoms? Is this something that is going around?
My husband and I have had a nagging cough with nasal congestion for the past 2 weeks. COVID negative. No fever. Seen by a doc. Antibiotics aren’t helping.

[Nana2Teddy]

I adore him - both the doctor/diagnostician and human being we had such a lovely conversation when I was there for a small issue. A very good doctor. Highly recommend.
Is this an urgent care, or is he a primary care physician?

[PVR]

Urgent Care is needed not an ER

[Pennyt]

I don't know what it is, but have never had any allergies that I know of, and yet, for several weeks have strange symptoms, not a "stuffed up" nose, but just a kind of very mild burning sensation in nose and back of throat, a slight reduction in taste sensitivity, occasional "throat based" cough, not from chest/lungs, just a really odd "this is not normal" kind of nose throat condition. Have not gone to doctor as seems not to get worse, and some days much less... makes me think perhaps I have some allergy I have never known of ? Been in Florida most of life, so can't be change of environment ! Maybe some kind of mosquito spray ? Who knows. Never had reaction to golf course chemicals in my life, so just can't figure this out !

Reduction in taste is a classic strange symptom of COVID. Check it out by getting tested because you don't want to infect others.

[Roron123]

Allergies most likely, I have those too so I take Zyrtec at night and the day is so much better 😜

[jmsturm]

Welcome to the worst part of allergy season in Florida. Since moving from Pennsylvania, where allergies were seasonal, I now suffer from year around allergies at sometimes worse than others. Coughing has been worse for about a week. With it comes a sore throat and headache. Thank goodness for cough drops.

[OhioBuckeye]

Softball77, I’ve had a nagging dry cough that’s been nagging me for a couple of months now, especially at bedtime or when I lay down. I have no idea why. I just put up with it.

[omimom]

Don't go to ER or Urgent Care. Get and take a Covid test. If positive make an appointment with primary doctor.

[Lea N]

After 3 years Covid finally found my wife and I.
The dry cough was the first alert followed by sore throats and generally feeling grotty.
My poor wife is still coughing 7 weeks later, although a lot less as time passes.
Get a test, at least that will confirm, or not one possibility for your symptoms.

My husband and I had Covid at the end of last summer. I had the Covid cough that lingered. My husband discovered if I drank more it would help. I drank water and green tea and it helped quite a bit. And I talked less.

[Stu from NYC]

Please go see a doctor and ignore these, well let’s be polite, well meaning amateurs

Amateur? I will have you know I was premed for my first semester of college.

Cannot hurt to rule out covid.

[rustyp]

Amateur? I will have you know I was premed for my first semester of college.

Cannot hurt to rule out covid.

I see what you did there - it quacks me up.

[Two Bills]

My husband and I had Covid at the end of last summer. I had the Covid cough that lingered. My husband discovered if I drank more it would help. I drank water and green tea and it helped quite a bit. And I talked less.

Thank you.
My wife was advised to drink more, and I will tell her about Green Tea.
Must say talking less has been the added bonus!:angel:

[donaviv]

My wife has a nagging cough and sore throat. Are others experiencing these symptoms? Is this something that is going around?

Allergy season is here!

[JMintzer]

Amateur? I will have you know I was premed for my first semester of college.

Cannot hurt to rule out covid.

I thought you were "pre-law"?

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[Eg_cruz]

My wife has a nagging cough and sore throat. Are others experiencing these symptoms? Is this something that is going around?
Could be acid reflux

[golfing eagles]

Amateur? I will have you know I was premed for my first semester of college.

Cannot hurt to rule out covid.

JM beat me to the "pre-law" quote:cus:

I hope the OP has seen a professional. Since I suggested it, the AAAP crowd (American Association of Amateur Physicians) has chimed in with allergies, COVID, reflux esophagitis and ARDS as well as some very specific pharmaceutical recommendations. Heck, in April 2009 my brother had the same symptoms, went to urgent care in TV twice 10 days apart, was given azithromycin both times, then returned to NY and got a proper diagnosis---He died of metastatic carcinoma of the lung in October. Forty years experience in internal Medicine and I wouldn't even consider floating a differential diagnosis, much less treatment recommendations based on the OP. Perhaps that means I should trade in my ABIM board certification and professorship at the University of New York for that membership in AAAP

[Stu from NYC]

I thought you were "pre-law"?

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Not exactly. Was premed until I changed to economics.

However will say in grad school took a course in contract law and got an A, so I can say that I can talk in legal terms knowing a bit of what I am saying. Which in some cases might be more than some lawyers.

[rustyp]

JM beat me to the "pre-law" quote:cus:

I hope the OP has seen a professional. Since I suggested it, the AAAP crowd (American Association of Amateur Physicians) has chimed in with allergies, COVID, reflux esophagitis and ARDS as well as some very specific pharmaceutical recommendations. Heck, in April 2009 my brother had the same symptoms, went to urgent care in TV twice 10 days apart, was given azithromycin both times, then returned to NY and got a proper diagnosis---He died of metastatic carcinoma of the lung in October. Forty years experience in internal Medicine and I wouldn't even consider floating a differential diagnosis, much less treatment recommendations based on the OP. Perhaps that means I should trade in my ABIM board certification and professorship at the University of New York for that membership in AAAP

Impressive.

-98316

[JMintzer]

JM beat me to the "pre-law" quote:cus:

I hope the OP has seen a professional. Since I suggested it, the AAAP crowd (American Association of Amateur Physicians) has chimed in with allergies, COVID, reflux esophagitis and ARDS as well as some very specific pharmaceutical recommendations. Heck, in April 2009 my brother had the same symptoms, went to urgent care in TV twice 10 days apart, was given azithromycin both times, then returned to NY and got a proper diagnosis---He died of metastatic carcinoma of the lung in October. Forty years experience in internal Medicine and I wouldn't even consider floating a differential diagnosis, much less treatment recommendations based on the OP. Perhaps that means I should trade in my ABIM board certification and professorship at the University of New York for that membership in AAAP

Yeah, but who will believe you about that, Dr. Police Commissioner... :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[selltoyou]

My wife has a nagging cough and sore throat. Are others experiencing these symptoms? Is this something that is going around?
Had same symptoms and tested positive for Covid

[Stu from NYC]

Yeah, but who will believe you about that, Dr. Police Commissioner... :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

But the OP might have saved himself a $ 5 copay.

[Eg_cruz]

Softball77, I’ve had a nagging dry cough that’s been nagging me for a couple of months now, especially at bedtime or when I lay down. I have no idea why. I just put up with it.
Take over the counter acid reflux meds for 2 weeks see if it help.

[JMintzer]

But the OP might have saved himself a $ 5 copay.

Or die... Decisions, Decisions...


P.S. $5 copay? In these times? :p

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Welcome to the worst part of allergy season in Florida. Since moving from Pennsylvania, where allergies were seasonal, I now suffer from year around allergies at sometimes worse than others. Coughing has been worse for about a week. With it comes a sore throat and headache. Thank goodness for cough drops.

I used to take Zyrtec just for a couple of weeks in the Spring, back in Connecticut. Now, I snort Fluonase every night before bed, for the past three years. Another downside to Florida - there is no single "pollen season." Pollen here is year-round, and it's just worse some weeks than others.

[Two Bills]

I used to take Zyrtec just for a couple of weeks in the Spring, back in Connecticut. Now, I snort Fluonase every night before bed, for the past three years. Another downside to Florida - there is no single "pollen season." Pollen here is year-round, and it's just worse some weeks than others.

That's interesting.
Our grandson suffered badly from hay fever, and during the UK Spring and early Summer pollen season he was a mess, then he was fine for rest of year.
First time he ever visited us in TV within a day of arrival his hay fever symptoms came on, and that was in December, one of his supposedly good months.
As he has got older his body has become more tolerant of many of the irritants, and is nowhere as bad as he was in younger years.

[Stu from NYC]

Or die... Decisions, Decisions...


P.S. $5 copay? In these times? :p

Guess one gets to decide what ones life is worth.

Our copay to see a specialist is $ 5.

[JMintzer]

Guess one gets to decide what ones life is worth.

Our copay to see a specialist is $ 5.

Damn! I don't think I've collected a $5 co-pay in 20 years...

[golfing eagles]

Damn! I don't think I've collected a $5 co-pay in 20 years...

But you've sent out bills to collect it at $2.93 each :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[JMintzer]

But you've sent out bills to collect it at $2.93 each :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Nah, my front office staff is absolutely manic about collecting co-pays at the time of service... :D

I have a framed check from CareFirst/BlueChoice, hanging in my office...

It's for $0.01... I refuse to cash it...

[Stu from NYC]

But you've sent out bills to collect it at $2.93 each :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Specialists we see collect the copay at appt and than bill Medicare for rest. Wonder how long for medicare to pay up?

[PugMom]

seasonal allergies are terrible @ times

[JMintzer]

Specialists we see collect the copay at appt and than bill Medicare for rest. Wonder how long for medicare to pay up?

Medicare typically reimburses in 2-3 weeks...

Now, there is a difference between a co-pay and co-insurance.

Very few of our Medicare patients have a specialist copay. But it is quite common with commercial insurances (employer provided)... And it is typically $30-$50...

But almost ALL Medicare patients have the 20% co-insurance, that is typically picked up their co-insurance... Often only after their deductible has been satisfied...

[Stu from NYC]

Medicare typically reimburses in 2-3 weeks...

Now, there is a difference between a co-pay and co-insurance.

Very few of our Medicare patients have a specialist copay. But it is quite common with commercial insurances (employer provided)... And it is typically $30-$50...

But almost ALL Medicare patients have the 20% co-insurance, that is typically picked up their co-insurance... Often only after their deductible has been satisfied...

Our medicare advantage plan gives us $ 5 copay for specialists in their network with no cost to us to see our family physician.

[JMintzer]

Our medicare advantage plan gives us $ 5 copay for specialists in their network with no cost to us to see our family physician.

That's an advantage plan. My practice does not see many of those...

Like I said, most have the 20% they are responsible for that is picked up be another insurance...

[Doro22]

I had a bad cough & went to urgent care. Got the test for COVID & upper respiratory infection. COVID was negative. Positive for upper respiratory. Dr. Said it’s going around & some have had the cough for 6 weeks. I know several peopl3 who have had it here.

[Pairadocs]

Yes, COVID is going around. Three of us in my neighborhood are just getting over is after a samba game where one of us had a dry cough and a bit of a sore throat. Take a test. If positive, my advice is to take Paxlovid.

And to think even our (usually reluctant to "jump the gun") president told us Covid is OVER, and yet, just listen to all the people on here ! Really upsetting to try to find out who the real "liars" are ? Paxlovid ? Thought that was "out" ? Hard to keep up and who is saying what .. LOL !